Black History Month: Local Congregation Around For 150-Plus Years

• SNAP benefits end for 150,000 people in Illinois on Friday

  

• University of Maryland freezes hiring, plans to cut 150 jobs

  

• Maryland high school forfeits 2 softball games after alleged "inappropriate actions" toward Black player

  

• Archdiocese of New York offers $800 million sex abuse settlement, lawyers say

  

• Once-promising Black Wall Street Market in Georgia closes, vendors criticize management and short notice

  

• Lincoln University sophomore wins 2026 Trudy Haynes Scholarship

  

• Chicago global host of 15th annual International Jazz Day

  

• Cheyney University twins graduating as valedictorian, salutatorian